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CLONAZEPAM (Rivotril)

Manufactured by Roche

Uses: Absences, Myoclonic

Common side effects: Drowsiness, fatigue, ataxia, irritability, and behavioural problems

Remarks: Short term only

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FURTHER READING

1. CLONAZEPAM WITHDRAWL IN 13 PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE EPILEPSY SIDE EFFECTS - Buchanan N et al., Seizure,1994,3(4),Dec.,271-275

2. EPILEPTIC SEIZURES INDUCED BY CLONAZEPAM - N. Alvarez et al., Clin. Electroencephalogr., 12:57-65, 1981

3. CLONAZEPAM PHARMACOKINETICS AND THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY IN NEONATAL SEIZURES - M.Andre et al., Eur.J.Clin.Pharm., 305:585-589, 1986

4. BEHAVIOURAL DISTURBANCES IN CHILDREN TREATED WITH CLONAZEPAM - M. Commander et al., Dev. Med. Child Neurol., 33:362-363 1991

5. INTRAVENOUS CLONAZEPAM IN TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN CHILDREN - P. Congdon et al., epilepsia, 21:97-102 1980

6. EFFECTIVENESS OF CLONAZEPAM IN STARTLE-INDUCED SEIZURES - S. Roldan-Gimenez et al., Epilepsia., 20:255-261 1979

7. ALTERNATE-DAY CLONAZEPAM TREATMENT OF INTRACTABLE SEIZURES - P. Kammerman., Arch. Neurol., 42:787-788 1985

8. DISCONTINUATION OF CLONAZEPAM AFTER LONG-TERM TREATMENT - U. Specht et al., Epilepsia., 30:458-463 1989

9. CLONAZEPAM IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY - B. Mikkelsen et al., Arch Neurol., 33:322-325 1976

10. CLONAZEPAM IN JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY - T. Obeid et al., Epilepsia., 30:603-606 1989

11. CLONAZEPAM: A REVIEW OF A NEW ANTICONVULSANT DRUG - T.R Browne., Arch Neurol., 33:326-332 1976

12. VALPROATE AND CLONAZEPAM COMEDICATION IN PATIENTS WITH INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY - R. Mireles et al., Epilepsia, 26:122-126 1985

13. TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY WITH CLONAZEPAM AND THE EFFECT ON OTHER ANTICONVULSIVANTS - R.N Nanda et al., J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry., 40:538-543 1977

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